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: N INI POLIS lost one of its outstanding citizens Yoday Pier Hogh McK. Landon, banker, capitalist and philanropist, passed away. Mr. Landon, who died at the age of 79, was chairman of the board «of the Fletcher Trust Co., and held interests : in other enterprises. His life was an inspiration to those who knew this man "whe was as big spiritually as he was physically—he was 6 feet 4 inches tall. And thousands who never knew him ‘benefited from his philanthropies. His interests ranged from combating isolationism and ‘working for world understanding to a love of children, ‘music, fine paintings and dogs. He was a genuinely wellrounded personality, a wealthy man who used his wealth for public good as well as for comfortable living. w . » . » . JT would be difficult to list all the honors that came to him during a full life. He had held leading posts in the ultility and banking fields, worked at many projects in world war I including the War Camp Community service ‘which he headed in Indiana, taught Sunday school in the Riverside mission, helped organize the Boys’ Club of In- . dianapolis. He had taken leadership in many’ welfare “activities, was instrumental in providing playgrounds and recreational facilities. These interests brought him national recognition and he was a founder of the Community Fund, headed the Indiana Committee for Victory.

Riley hospital for children. He headed the memorial association named after the Hoosier poet from three years before the hospital was built until his death. Under his direc tion, more than $314 million was raised to make this institution one of the greatest in the country, Mr. Landon had been national president of the Harvard Alumni association and of the Associated Harvard clubs

and in good citizenship. His life was an inspiring example of devotion to the ideals of genuine public service.

CRUCIFIXION T= “Circle City” will become a vast wheel of prayer this Friday, when the devout of the community worship on the second day before Easter. ~~ Christ Episcopal church marks the hub, and from it - will radiate services as spokes of a wheel. Thousands of _« persons are expected to crowd the English and Keith theaters during the hours from noor until 3 p. m., when all who can may come, Thus will be marked the hours when Jesus Christ hung on the cross at Calvary, Other downtown churches will hold union or individual services, as will neighborhood houses of worship and - motion picture theaters. On the World War Memorial plaza, the Knights of Columbus will dramatize the crucifixion, and the stations of the cross have been set up for devotions of members of the Catholic church. The first day of the Jewish Passover also falls on Good Friday this year. Thus, synagogues as well as Christian churches will be the scenes of solemn services. It was Christ, the Jew, who observed Passover the night before the first Good Friday.

HOUSING FACILITIES AT FORT

HGH-LIGHTING the relative inaction which had characterized governmental attack on the housing problem, demand for city and federal action to utilize facilities at Ft. Benjamin Harrison was made yesterday by Al Feeney, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for mayor. It was smart politics for Mr. Feeney to urge Mayor Robert H. Tyndall, a Republican, to present to the city couni. cil the question of taking over Ft. Harrison “for the temporary housing of veterans or for hospitalization purposes” until private enterprise can relieve existing shortages. There was a slight touch of irony in the sentence “You will

Lr = may én partially aliéviate tie Bérious holisiif plight at veterans.” Telegrams sent by ME. Feeney to Senator Capehart and to the office of Rep. Ludlow ask that everything possible be done to prevent use of the extensive facilities at the fort for any purpose other than veterans housing or hos- _ pitalization. . Granted that Mr. Feeney may have been seeking votes * for his primary race next month, nevertheless his idea is sound and merits serious consideration. As we pointed out Lt yesterday, a few hundred families could move into the quarters at the army past on the day following its abandonment July 1, And from 1500 to 2000 families could be livirig there in permanent homes by next fall, after minor, remodeling. "Alternative to municipal action—and. it must be remembered that the military establishmeiit lies outside the corporate limits of Indianapolis—could well be purchase of “the property by a non-profit corporation,

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"All Guns Are Dangerous and

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By W. G. Klein Jr, 2820 Park ave.

In spite of the wepeated warnings by sportsman's diane: and and was Indiana chairman of the Phi Beta Kappa committee an occasional reminder by our local newspapers, we have entirely too working to inspire a rebirth of interest in things scholastic | many “wounded by accidental pistol shot” headlines or “thought it

Since so many ex-servicemen have acquired what is Xuowh as the German P-38 pistol, it would be a good thing to inform the public that this model is perhaps the easiest .of all to fire accidentally. In fact, it is the German Walther action and has the bad habit of letting the hammer fail when the safety is thrown on “safe,” if the gun is worn or badly fitted the hammer will strike the firing pin and the gun goes off.« In actual use, the gun is car-|

po doubt agree that no’ stone should be left unturned which}

BERG “has offered an amendment to jd-bill which would require the ge : drioy of

ried loaded with the hammer “down” and safety “on,” the first

that it functions the same as any

ing on full cocked hammer position | —+t0 make it “safe” one should slow-

ly lower the hammer using the thumb, then shove safety to “safe” position. It is impossible to place the gun on “safe” without the hammer falling—it was designed that way. Ditto for the German Walther models of all calibers from 22 to .380. When it comes to both American and foreign automatic pistols, most accidents come from the fact that the person handling the gun wiil with all good intentions remove the magazine but forget there is still the loaded chamber (or barrel). Others will carefully eject the shell] from the chamber without removing the magazine and thereby reload yeady to fire—then they pull the magazine, pull the trigger— which 18 necessary to do to inspect or clean—and the gun goes off. On Colt .25 auto, it is necessary to replace the magazine after ejecting shell in chamber, to “snap” the |

down. If the magazine is not then removed, there is danger of reloading the chamber when pulling the slide back to remove it.

Perhaps if constant ; warnings were given to make people remem-

dangerous and loaded until proven otherwise, - regardless of how long since. used, statements by the owner op just- 4a it for-- rohied: As fod who likes and" has © Sond many makes “of is ‘since nine years old, I am more ‘afraid of the “unloaded” gun than the one I know is loaded.

shot is fired “double actioh” the same as a regular revolver, after week, says the man. That's what

sutomatic loading pistol—remain- |

plunger before the gun can be san |

ber that all pistols and guns are

“TAKES GUTS TO CALL THIS ‘ECONOMIC ISSUE” By “Wild, Bill," New Castle I demand a guarantegd 40-hour

{the man said. The man is Mr. Walter P. Reuther, big shot presiident of the U. A.W, Of course Mr. Reuther wouldn't guarantee that all workmen would

but that would be asking the impossible because some of them must get those hogs to market while the| ot price is high or they must start their spring plowing while the {weather is good. And others must take care of their plumbing business, filling station, grocery Soke: hardware store, meat market; radio repair, restaurant, shoe repair and other businesses too numerous to mention, - but if business is dull it would be gratifying to know the automobile industry would guaran|tee a 40-hour pay check each week. After world war I, several industries went bankrypt because of former government control, then came the automobile industry with its new methods of production which gave work and a livelihood {to a large number of people in this | country. It not only gave work to automobile builders but created a vast market for its accessories.

We Americans thrived during that period, our wages were far above our living expenses, our taxes were low and above all we weren't paying tribute to labor leaders for the right to work. Mr. Reuther demands a guaranteed 40-hour week plus a general wage boost of 23%c per hour plus an un employer Sunced Sol a pa

Frat as : Ya out increases in the price-of cars.” Brother, it takes guts to call this an “economic issue,” but he said it. Thats what the man said.

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“NO PUNISHMENT TOO SEVERE FOR CHILD BEATER" By C. R., Central ave. If there ever was an instance in which extreme penalty of the law should be applied it exists in Terre Haute where a little 3-year-old baby girl was the victim; if the published statements prove to be the facts in the case. It is published that the mother of the child permitted her boy friend, Fagan, to beat the little baby because she feared his jealousy of the baby would make him quit seeing her, the Mobley woman, who was the mother of the child. The Mobley woman, according to the newspapers, also beat the little baby with a pancake turner because the baby would not go to bed. The coroner said the child died of “cerebral injury with intra-cra-nial hemorrhage as a result of external violence.” If these statements are proved to

not be good because there would be no legal way to bring it about, but

hell in her eyes. That's kind of stuff we find too Tats ihe

“spanked” every time they cause a little trouble with no intention of causing trouble. In most instances those who do the “spanking” should at the very time they are doing the spanking” have a nice clean clip on the side of the head that would Seid them io 3 "hospital to think

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Ey oy w= “THERE'LL BE ANOTHER ELECTION SOME DAY” By Resalyn Doyle, 346 8. Belle Vies pl. I am in favor of the open letter to Governor Gates of March 7 and have felt so for some time. Why not let the people that want to waste the money help keep the state for if they want to gamble they are

going to do it somewhere always no matter how much we try to stop them. And the police that spend

|s0 much time catching criminals of

the gambling houses could really get the real criminals that are dangerous, And the ordinary people who are so over-taxed now could take the children for small trips or Sunday evening rides and sit down and smoke a cigaret knowing they can afford it. Come on, Indiana, let the men that make our laws kiow there is going to be another election some day and that the people of Indiana have long memories, Other states have this law and why not Indiana 50 we won't have to pay all we have on

DAILY THOUGHT

Por, lo, He that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is His thought, that -maketh the upon the high places of the earth,

name—Amos 4:13.

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IN WASHINGTON . . . By Marquis Childs Economy Advisars Report a New Boom

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INSTANCES of extraordinary initiative

Major Carter's tavern ‘(the Rosebush) in 1838. , . . The first railroad reached Indianapolis fA 1847. . . . The first telegraph line in 1848, . . The first gas light was turned on in 1883, . The first bloomers seen around here was the pair worn by Lucy Stone in 1838 when she lecon “Woman's Rights." blacksmith to set up shop in Indian George Pogue. . . Andrew Byrne was the , James B. Hall, the first carpenter . . t baker . . . Isaac Wilson,

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first druggist . ... All these men had the foresight to settle here sometime around 1820.

Cooper and a Cobbler

THE NEXT year brought Amos Hanway, the first cooper . . , Isaac Lynch, the first shoemaker . Caleb Scudder, the first cabinet maker . . ; James , David Mallory (a

. John Shunk, the first hatter . . . George Myers, the first potter . . . Nathaniel Bolton, the first printer * George Smith, the first bookbinder. . « + The next year, 1822, Smith and Bolton published the first In“eo The first

WASHINGTON, April 2—The President's econom. ie advisers are doing their homework preparatory to submitting a new report on the state of the national economy, The figures they have before them add up to just one thing: Boom. This was behind Mr. Truman's press-conference appeal for lower prices which was cautiously seconded by Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder. The President is earnestly hoping for price reductions that will counter. the strong trend toward inflation.

Food Prices Distorted Structure

ALL THIS is contrary to the expectation of a few months ago. Then it was believed that prices had reached their peak. The prospect was for a mild recession in the late spring or early summer, As foreseen by government economists, this would have served as a corrective, shaking down prices. Then, after an interval of a few months, the business trend would again have been upward. What threw these calculations off was the spiral in food prices of February and March. This unforeseen development served to distort the whole wage-price structure even more than before. It countered a downward trend that had just begun to make itself felt. ‘Coming at the time that major wage contracts were being renegotiated, the speculative boom in wheat, corn, hogs and beef has made the problem of wage adjustment all the more difficult. The most remarkable phenomenon of the boom of 1946 was the mushrooming of corporation profits. Nothing like it has ever occurred here before, not evén in the boom .of ‘1928 and '29. In the debate on

NEW YORK, April 2—The magnificently coordinated press relations effort which has built Frank Sinatra into a shining knight whose singing runs secondary to his function as a saviour of the nation’s youth, has just outdone itself. According to a recent biography, Mr. Sinatra is a robust type who attempts to kick in hotel doors, busts furniture and flattens people—although the draft board found him unsuitable for the army—and who is, to my certain knowledge, a playfellow of gangsters, dope peddlers and convicted dealers in vice. He

also is licensed to carry a pistol, an odd appurtenance to the profession of singing.

The New Build-Up

DESPITE THIS, and despite the fact that Sinatra

‘is a pet of the Daily Worker, Communist organ in -| this country, his public relations people have just

announced that he is to be cast as Father Paul, a Catholic priest in “Miracle of the Bells,” a role he requested.” It was announced over the radio Sunday, but not by Sinatra, that he would donate his salary in the picture to the church. Announcement of his movie future does not surprise me, since I. was told a week earlier that some such effort would be made .to remove the muck that Sinatra’s association with hoodlums had left on his sinewy frame. As I say, it is elegant press relations ~—the best, because Sinatra, the mock clergyman, huredly. wipes. gut, the ploturs, of Sinatra, the thug's ‘chun. ~ IR _ a Wa A - Bince. renee boy “Wak Zoaught with his: “ethies.down while ‘vacationing ‘in Cuba; his press advisers have been feverishly busy. In line with the same foresight which led him to stage a recent reconciliation with his wife in a night club, his denial of his hoodlum contacts was equally deft. On a Monday, while Sinatra was down with that convenient fever in Acapulco, Mexico, his New York

FOREIGN AFFAIRS .

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WASHINGTON, April 2—The next two weeks are likely to mark a turning-point for the entire world. In that time the attitude of congress on President Truman's request for ald to Greece and Turkey will be, decided, , Moscow's attitude may be revealed on the Truman doctrine pledging American support of free peoples everywhere against totalitarian aggression. If congress backs the President promptly and courageously, Moscow likely will take the hint and at least tone down its policy of attempting to transform the world into a Communistic colonial empire. If congress betrays timidity—a tendency to duck and run at the first growl—the ‘watchful realists: inside the Kremlin almost certainly will act accordingly. The Soviet representative at Lake Success, Andrei Gromyko, is expected to reply to Warren R. Austin’s speech of last Friday. The Kremlin may instruct him to growl perhaps menacingly.

On the Anxious Seat

Atlantic are on the anxious seat. A majority apagree that the United States has committed

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REFLECTIONS . .. By Robert C. Ruark » Frankie Boy Sinatra’

' STATESMEN and diplomats on both sides of the

itself too unequivocally to back out; even if it wanted

ahead. "Bus ye, another questions 10 the bales The demonstrate that it can

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full column ad {that 0 of Nicholas McOarty's genersl store) appeared in 1 ; $4000 when he arrived in Indianapolis in 1821 which made him the richest man around here for the next 10 years. . .. Willlam Holmes wassthe first tinner , + + Christopher Kellum, the first saddler A. Beadsley, the first tinker, brought ; pawter spoons 48 early es 1834 . « + John Ambrozene was the first clock and watchmaker (1825) , Charles Smith, the first weaver (1826) . . . Billy Bagwell, the first cigarmaker. . . . The first 183" professional dressmaker was Miss "Marietta Cobb who announced her location “at the residence of Samuel Goldsberry on Pennayiveni st. opposite the Presbyterian church,” . Mrs, Mathilda Sharpe, toe fires iin, turned up “tour montha later.

Gunsmith Had Competition

JOHN SMITHER was the first gunsmith around here. . . . In 1833 he had a hustling competitor in: the person of Samuel Beck. . .. The first stonecutter was a Mr. Spears. who established & Yard at the Gamer of Washington st, and Kentucky ave . . . in 1833,. As early as 1841, John H. Wright and Jeremiah and William Mansur started buying slaughtered h farmers with the idea of packing and shipping uo South during the spring freshets. . . . The first (1833) portrait painter to establish himself here was Jacob Cox. . . T. W. Whitridge opened the first daguerrean gallery in 1842. It's difficult to establish the identity of the first Indianapolis lawyer and doctor for it appears that, as far back as then, they hunted in packs as is the present practice. , . , The first Indianapolis to be married was. Jane, daughter of Wilkes Reagan, our first butcher, . . . The first child born in Indianapolis was Nordecia Harding. . . Or, maybe, it was + + Or, maybe, Jimmy Morrow.

the 20 to 30 per cent tax reduction bill most spéakers opposing the bill put corporation profits for last year at $12 billion after taxes, or nearly three times the figure for 1939, which was $4,900,000,000.

account necessary seasonal a What makes this figure significant is the belief of. observers here ‘that profits for the first three months of 1947 are running at approximately the same record rate. While most automobile companies for example, showed relatively modest profits for the entire year ‘46, the rate of profit-making shot up sharply in the ast quarter as labor and material troubles were overcome and as the companies went into volume production. All Didn't Share Bonanza SOME INDUSTRIES, of course, did not share in the bonanza of last year. But the average for all is a peak that makes the peaks of the past look inconsequential. Total profits before taxes, at the rate of the last three months of '46, was $24 billion, which compares with the top war year of 1044, when the total was $24,100,000,000. ® In '44, however, the excess profits tax cut this down to a net of $9,800,000,000. When the Truman administration repealed the excess profits tax and threw wage stabilization overboard, the forces-of-in-flation were wAltasied.

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press agent announced that Frankie's interest in Luciano was purely humanitarian. “I am a man. Nothing human is alien to me, Mr. Sinatra is alleged to have breathed into the telephone. This is an odd quote since “I am a man; nothing that concerns mankind is alien to me” comes from Terence, a Roman who lived 2100 years ago. I appeared, the day before it found its way into Sinatra’s mouth, in “This Week,” as the headline on a department called “Words to Live By.” The airmail is'good between here and Acapulco, but it ain't that good. I waste a great deal of time, these days, answering smooth questions put me by representatives of agencies and movie companies which would like to know my future plans concerning columns on Sinatra Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has sent a man.to ask if I would be willing to talk to Sinatra, M-G-M to fly him here for that purpose, “to see if we can't straighten the wihtle thing out.” If Sinatra is as smirchless as his press releases indicate, I wonder that they bother. His agent has inquired among my friends as to the extent of my intentions with regard to Sinatra's future: Up to now I have merely indicated that the peerless leader of the nation’s youth spends some of his holiday-time in the company of gorillas.

Why All the Furore?

THE DAILY WORKER, a paper of great ‘probity and a slave to truth, has seen fit to condemn me for

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have done in the past—that I will be pleased to talk to him if he wishes, and that I cannot imagine why so many people him are so excited. I just hope Prank doesn’t aber wmindedly Wear his gat while presiding at the pulpit.

“By William Philip Simms

Global Turning Point in TWO Woeks

thing more than a debating society and sounding board for Boviet propaganda. Thus, Baster week finds the whole world on the eve of a showdown. that peace or war depends on Moscow. ‘The Atlantic Charter, subscribed to by the Union and every other member of the United Ng pledges all to obstain from territorial or oth grandizement. It pledges all to respect the of all peoples to live under governments of their own

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Conflict Is Inevitable THE UNITED STATES and the other dene ies will defend those principles. Russia repeatedly has violated them and shews signs of continuing to " It she does—if she persits in Introducing horses across the borders of other countries and

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